Ambassabor, teacher, peacekeeper, soldier.

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Accession Number ARTV10160
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 84 x 59.4 cm
Object type Poster
Maker Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made 1998
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Copyright

Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright

Description

Australian Army peacekeeping recruitment poster commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations and marking 50 years of Australian involvement in United Nations peacekeeping operations. The powerful image is of Johnathan Church an Australian peacekeeper carrying a wounded child. The title is superimposed over the top centre with the rest of the text positioned in a white horizontal panel at the bottom. This text is a list of all peacekeeping operations Australia has taken part in since 1947. The united Nations 50th anniversary emblem is in the lower left corner printed in pale blue and the Australian Army emblem is in the lower right corner.